Festival Express
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Universal acclaim- based on 6 Ratings
- Summary: A rousing record of a little-known, but monumental, moment in rock n roll history. Set in 1970, Festival Express was a multi-band, multi-day extravaganza that captured the spirit and imagination of a generation and a nation. (ThinkFilm)
- Director: Bob Smeaton
- Genre(s): History, Music, Documentary
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Positive: 25 out of 26
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Mixed: 1 out of 26
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Festival Express should rightfully take its place in rock history as one of the great performance films of all time.
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Must-see cinema for any serious rock fan.
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80To watch Joplin, Rick Danko, Jerry Garcia and Mickey Hart, all massively wasted, giggling and jamming, is a delight tempered by the knowledge that Joplin would be dead just months later, with the rest but one following after.
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60The result is a vivid record of live acts whose rough-edged immediacy is an integral part of their appeal.
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Positive: 4 out of 4
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